Climbing Mount Dundas is just something that you cannot
skip while visiting Thule Air Base. So no matter how many
excuses they could come up with, Trina, Tina, and Karina where
unable to avoid it. I had borrowed a pick-up truck and in the
afternoon (when the girls woke up), we drove to the old
settlement of Uummannaq lying just in front of Mount Dundas.

Still happy and cheerful we started our ascend but very fast
the fun stopped and each of us where trying to convince our
legs to keep going. The mountain is about 700 feet high and it
is quite steep so in just split seconds you start to transpire
heavily, especially if you are in the same bad shape as I'm
in.

After climbing for about 10 or 15 minutes including various
breaks we reached the final 60 feet. These final feet are so
steep that you need to use the rope safely secured on top of
the mountain. After succesfully passing that obstacle we found
our selves at the end of our journey - The Mount Dundas Summit
- Taking a moment to catch our breath we then enjoyed the
scenic view of the old settlement below us and Thule Air Base
in the distance. The weather was getting better and from time
to time the sun found some holes between the clouds.

Going down was a bit easier and faster, especially Karina
wanted to get down as fast as she could. She fearlessly threw
herself down the mountainside just to have to sit and wait for
the rest of us. All in all it was a nice little trip although
the weather could've been better.

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